PRS SE Tremonti Replacement Nut

[mezzio]

I'll ask it again. WHY do you want a new nut? Is the stock one binding and causing tuning issues? If so, thats what nutfiles can be used for.
As for any tonal difference...the second you fret a string the nut id out of the equation. Nuts dont make tone. Maybe on the open strings...slightly...but yeah...
It's a popular misconception that all SE PRS guitars need a new nut or that a nut is going to improve your tone. It wont.

Well, one reason is, it's cheaper to buy a $8 nut than it is to take a guitar in to have the slots filed bigger, or pay $13/ea for the slot files you need for a single project. Lets not forget personal preference either, some people just want it, so they do it.

 

[garrett]

Even a pre slotted nut needs tweaking to get the setup just right. So if you're a diy guy, files makes sense.

I just have my luthier do it. $60 for a new bone nut, which includes setup, vs $45 for just the setup. Bone lasts for ages, so it's well worth it to me for an expert to do it.

 

[dogrocketp]

I have my guitars worked on by Philtone Music in Baltimore. He used to work at PRS. We pulled the nut out of my first SE. and then dropped it on a counter, followed by the USA PRS nut. The SE nut had no resonance at all. Dead as hell. The USA nut rang like a bell. When we flipped them over, the SE nut was hollow, & the USA nut was solid. You can`t convince me this doesn`t affect the tone. You can`t convince my luthier either. It`s (to me) the cheapest & most effective mod you can make on an SE.

 

[Leandro Pellecchia]

Hello, I know this thread is a bit old, but I own a 2014 Tremonti SE Custom and would like to know which way I can improve tuning stability and reading these threads has been helpful. I tune in drop D or even drop C# so I would like to know which nut can I buy to replace the stock nut. Brand and part number, if anyone has the experience and can tell. Thank you all very much!

 

[grausch]

This one would work - https://us.prsaccessories.com/collections/parts/products/string-nuts-set-of-2.

Choose Wide Fat / Wide Thin and not Regular.

 

[dogrocketp]

I've used both the PRS wide fat and the Graphtech, and been happy with them both. Next up........I bought a bone Axemasters compensated nut to try. Of course this meant another SE to try it in, this time a Singlecut Stoptail.

 

[Leandro Pellecchia]

Thank you! I will give the PRS USA wide fat nut a try.

In your opinion, apart from replacing the nut, do you think changing the stock tuners to locking tuners would help? I am planning to buy Grover 406 c Mini Locking rotomatics, that fits the holes perfectly (other tuners would require new holes).
What's your opinion?

 

[grausch]

I replaced the nut on my Bernie almost immediately so can’t recall if that led to an improvement in tuning stability. However, once I replaced the tuners with locking tuners, tuning stability went from very good to exceptional. Nowadays, I tune once when I pick up the guitar as the G tends to be a little flat, and then I usually don’t need to tune the guitar again until it goes back into the gig bag.